Caterina Scorsone

Caterina Scorsone (born October 16, 1981)[1] is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for playing Dr. Amelia Shepherd on the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy (2010–present) and its spin-offs Private Practice (2010–2013) and Station 19 (2018–present). Prior to this, she made her debut as a child actor on the Canadian children’s program, Mr. Dressup. She also appeared in a number of films, including 2010’s Edge of Darkness and 2014’s The November Man. Other television credits include Jess Mastriani on Missing, Callie Wilkinson on Crash, and Alice Hamilton on Alice.

Scorsone was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is the middle child of five in her family. Her father, Antonio Bruno Scorsone, is a social worker, and her mother, Suzanne Rozell Scorsone, is a social anthropologist. She is of half Italian descent.[2] Her four siblings include: older twin sisters (b. 1977)[3] Jovanna and Francesca (who serves as a chaplain in the Canadian Army, holding the rank of major),[4][5] and a younger sister (Deborah Scorsone) and brother.[6] She attended the Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto, as well as alternative school Subway Academy II. In addition, she attended Trinity College in the University of Toronto, majoring in Literary Studies and minoring in Philosophy,[7] and in 2005 finished her studies there.